Stats

Lifespan

Up to 1 yr

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Americas

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

A slender damselfly with a bright blue-tipped abdomen, males use their forceps-like appendages to grip females behind the head during mating. It is the most widespread New World Ischnura, ranging from the United States through Chile, Hawaii, and the Antilles.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Coenagrionidae

Genus

Ischnura

Species

Ischnura ramburii